GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Panelists break down President Trump's address to the nation, a new bill to encourage more co-op business models, Mass. healthcare providers halting gender affirming care, and what gambling harm prevention looks like.

We learn about the convergence of art, healthcare, policy and research at the "Art for the Common Good" convention at UMass. Plus, we check in with Rep. Jim McGovern about what's new in Washington.

The Trump administration does not want children to have access to gender-affirming care — and is using federal policies and financial threats to make that happen. Massachusetts is among the states assuring families the care will be protected. But those promises are hard to keep when hospitals, including Baystate Health in western Massachusetts, stop providing the treatment on their own.

In a 39-0 vote Massachusetts Senate passed a wide-ranging farm bill Wednesday. One aspect of the bill codifies the health incentives program for the first time.

U.S. Representative Richard Neal said Tuesday that any use of United State ground troops in Iran would be considered an escalation. President Donald Trump has said that remains a possibility, while also trying to negotiate the end of the conflict that has entered its second month.

We talk to the creators of the annual fundraiser for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County, Big Love Little Performances, meet the CEO of Transhealth, Jo Erwin, and explore the night sky with Mr. Universe.

The UMass Amherst poll, released on Monday, found respondents did not approve of President Donald Trump's handling of the war in Iran, immigration, inflation and tariffs.

Protesters in Western Massachusetts joined many across the nation in gathering in town squares and outside city halls for the third "No Kings" rally held since President Donald Trump took office in 2025.

Today on The Rundown, we break down the Hampden County Sheriff announcement of 50 job cuts and $4 million budget reduction, Springfield's effort to get back climate grants that were cut by the Trump administration, and complaints by lawmakers about school funding.

We revisit an archival conversation with the late Pulitzer Prize-winning Williamsburg author, Tracy Kidder, hear the sounds of the tabla with Salar Nader, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.